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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
Tankers aren't capable of "sucking oil" up off the ocean surface. They don't have anything close to the proper equipment. What you mean is an oil skimmer, and there are a finite number of those, and they're useless unless the water is calm.
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The technique has been used according to what I have read.
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Again, who's going to replace BP here? Who, in the free market, is capable of fixing this if BP isn't? You've yet to answer that, ace. The Coast Guard has already said they're not capable of dealing with this, and they're the most likely government agency to have the resources. Who else in the government is capable of handling this? FEMA's not (not to mention that Louisiana would probably justifiably go ape-shit if FEMA showed up again). Who else?
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You miss the point. I can not make my position any clearer on our government leading this effort and getting BP out of the picture. BP is not the only major oil company in the world - I don't understand your point, just like I did not get the WH press conference response to the same question.
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Many of us are still saying "how could BP have fucked this up so badly?", which is where the discussion about the plan comes from. But obviously this is all the government's fault, so let's talk more about that red herring.
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What a contradiction. BP is "bad" but you won't "fire" them from this??? BP delays drilling the relief well by 2 weeks and you and the administration give them a pass to screw up more? I don't get it!
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Originally Posted by roachboy
so really, ace, the problem is that the obama administration isn't consulting with you about how to deal with this. but if you're such an expert then---again---why are you bothering to post stuff on a messageboard? why aren't you in louisiana bossing people around and being all "leadershippy"? i think your priorities are outta wack that you'd prefer to see the administration foundering than let them know that the Key to All Things is hiding out on a messageboard waiting to get a Call.
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Back up. You said I did not have a clue that there was no technology that could fix this, suggesting I just make stuff up. There are things that could be tried that have not been tried - I admit I don't know what will work best (realizing there are two key problems, one the leak and the other the oil slick). I gave you something and you now ignore it with an ad hominem argument. Perhaps one day, you will re-read this or reflect. I am pretty secure with what I present here and you are not fooling anyone following this.